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  • China: Concerns grow that Beijing plans to increase forced “harvesting” of human organs from people in Xinjiang as local government announces six new transplant institutions

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  • A lot of what you say is 'hyperboly.' You are trolling around only to then say you can prove nothing.

  • China: Concerns grow that Beijing plans to increase forced “harvesting” of human organs from people in Xinjiang as local government announces six new transplant institutions

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  • @Twongo@lemmy.ml

    are you aware of falun gong and what they stand for or do you blindly believe what confirms your bias?

    Where do you have your information from? How do you know that Falun Gong is "CIA backed" and what they stand for?

    You make empty accusations and empty statements backed by nothing, while ignoring the sources cited in the linked report (and in this thread as well).

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    👋 New member from Morocco — Hello Europe!

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  • Overseas renminbi lending surges as China steps up campaign to de-dollarise

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  • The 'surge' comes from a very low base, and tading in renminbi comes with very high risks. China's dictatorial and centralized government is possibly the highest obstacle as it isn't trusted. This is why most of the rise in renminbi is traded by countries in Global South, e.g., those countries that participate in the Belt and Road Initiative. Also, those countries that swap their dollar loans to renminbi face opaque credit terms that can too easily end up in a debt trap - similar to the Belt and Road financing structures.

    China's central bank has been intervening very often in the recent 20, despite frequently claiming they wouldn't. China officially ended its peg of 8.276 RMB to the USD and promised reforms in its exchanged rate regime, but despite these bold promises, the regime has been largely the same as before.

    The loss of China's policy credibility will persist imo given the geopolitical landscape and Beijing's stance towards other countries in Asia and beyong, even if the central bank in Beijing made further steps towards a more market liberalization. There could certainly be more RMB in international credit markets imo, but that's likely more because some states in the South are forced to convert to RMB over credit and investment agreements with China (such as within the Belt and Road) but not over their trust in China's money policy.

  • Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free

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  • There is zero slave labour in the process.

    This is outright false. There is ample evidence for slave-like labour, it's even been posted in this thread.

  • Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free

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  • These cheap Chinese cars are made with slave-like labour and other coercive measures, no tariffs can ever change that. When made by slave-labour, there is no such thing as a fair price.

  • Hungary working on how to circumvent U.S. sanctions on Russian oil companies -PM Orban

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  • Hungarian parliamentary elections are due in April 2026, so maybe that problem is solved then.

  • Outrage as Ireland picks ex-Meta lobbyist as new data protection chief

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  • The news is not new, but it's good that there is resistance. The EU is (and shall) not be like an autocracy where everything follows the single-party rule, but there is obviously an unacceptable conflict of interest.

  • Ottawa limits how many American vehicles Stellantis and GM can import tariff-free

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  • Canada should do the same with Chinese vehicles - at least, as it's possibly a better idea to not let them in.

  • EU official says the bloc won’t ‘lecture’ Canada on tech, AI regulations - National | Globalnews.ca

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  • As a European, I find this a 'non-news'. The EU’s democracy commissioner just said that the EU won’t “lecture” other countries such as Canada, which is a just and fair statement imo as it is on Canada (and other countries) to find its way. I do hope that Ottawa will join the EU and push ahead on regulating tech platforms and artificial intelligence, but the decision is up on Canada, of course.

  • Defense giants Airbus, Thales and Leonardo announce space merger to rival Elon Musk’s Starlink

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  • The combined entity is expected to generate mid-triple-digit million euros in annual synergies on operating income within five years of closing [which is 2027 according to the report], and it’s set to employ 25,000 people across Europe.

  • China is using America’s own trade weapons to beat it

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  • Well, in other news we read that Chinese state oil majors have suspended purchases of seaborne Russian oil after the United States imposed sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil, Moscow's two biggest oil companies.

    Unfortunately, the Economist lost a lot of its quality and research strength in the last two decades or so which is why I stopped reading almost entirely. What is interesting, though, is that tankies slam the Economist frequently as a some sort of Western propaganda media, but have apparently no problem with it if at least the headline aligns with their desired narratives. The hypocrisy is almost hilarious :-)

  • Canada in ‘strategic partnership’ with China, minister says - National | Globalnews.ca

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  • Yeah, if the multi-polarity comes true, there will likely be several blocks (the EU, Mercosur, others) that will cooperate closely, while trusted partnerships will remain only among trusted countries (such as among democratic countries worldwide). Within these partnerships there could be free trade, between them, however, we'll likely see some sort of tit-for-tat economy - do trade where it fits and where it has no impact on our core interests regarding economy and security.

    Canada's "strategic partnership" with China will be one of these tit-for-tat partnerships, but the country's future lies in collaborations with the EU, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and other democracies.

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  • Students at British campuses in China ‘made to pledge loyalty to party’, required to take ‘ideology courses’ and participate in ceremonies honouring the Chinese Communist Party

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  • A similar policy is applied when Chinese students are sent abroad. There is strong evidence across countries that Chinese students, before sending to their universities in their destination countries, are forced to a 'loyalty plea".

    The central commitment is one of absolute allegiance to the Chinese state, as students, according to several reports like this one,

    "shall consciously safeguard the honor of the motherland, (and) obey the guidance and management of embassies (consulates) abroad." This includes reporting to the Chinese embassy or the nearest Chinese consulate within ten days of their arrival in Germany and maintaining "frequent contact."

    Human Rights Watch reports that [China’s long reach of repression undermines academic freedom at Australia’s universities](Understand the Fear We Have”):

    Threats to and limitations on academic freedom at Australian universities stem from China-related pressures and documented cases of harassment, intimidation, and censorship of students and academics from China, and faculty members who criticize the government or express support for democracy movements. These corrosive dynamics set in motion considerable self-censorship.

    Students said the fear of fellow students reporting on them to the Chinese consulate or embassy and the potential impact on loved ones in China led to stress, anxiety, and affected their daily activities. Fear that what they did in Australia could result in Chinese authorities punishing or interrogating their parents back home weighed heavily on the minds of every pro-democracy student interviewed. It was a constant concern that had to be evaluated before decisions were made of what to say, what they could attend, and even with whom they were friends. - [Emphasis mine.]

    This year, Harvard’s scandal exposed Chinese students’ loyalty also in the U.S., highlighting that Chinese students act as CCP proxies, monitoring or suppressing dissent on U.S. campuses, as seen in incidents like the disruption of a Uyghur panel at Brandeis or harassment of dissidents.

    Several countries (such as Sweden and Germany, as far as I remember) have already cancelled the cooperation with the the China Scholarship Council (CSC) over these and other practices.

    You'll find it easy to find more reports across the web.

  • Europe needs its own channels to the Kremlin

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  • In another Russian attack on Ukraine last night, children were again among victims as the Kremlin's troops attacked a kindergarten.

    Europe needs to send Taurus (and the U.S. Tomahawks) to Ukraine, and the Kremlin needs a 'channel' to Europe, particularly to The Hague.

  • Capitalism And Colonialism: How Modern Canada Was Made

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  • I am not a historian, but I guess we can all say that colonialism and the negative impacts are historical facts. What I am wondering is how this compares to contemporary colonial policies practiced today by large countries that are invading its neighbours, occupy foreign land, try to bully neighbouring countries to re-draw borders, or suppress minorities? How much has humanity learned form history?

  • China’s chilling stolen data plot for everyone in Britain: China has waged a multi-year hacking campaign that harvested personal data belonging to every British citizen, experts have warned

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  • Say something enough times to your audience while not saying something else aligns the readership/viewership with the desired viewpoint.

    Yeah, the Chinese government and its propaganda media have exploited that to the extreme, right?

    The only point is that people not necessarily believe it, neither in China nor anywhere else. You may suppress people's opinions and resistance for supposedly a long time, but that does not mean that they believe the propaganda.

  • China’s chilling stolen data plot for everyone in Britain: China has waged a multi-year hacking campaign that harvested personal data belonging to every British citizen, experts have warned

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  • Yeah, what about, what about. It gets almost hilarious. If China is criticized, there must be some conspiracy, it can't be true, right?

  • China’s chilling stolen data plot for everyone in Britain: China has waged a multi-year hacking campaign that harvested personal data belonging to every British citizen, experts have warned

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  • The 50 cent warriors are a bit tiresome. Many comments in this thread aim at nothing but whatbouting the topic to death.